Medicine News

Apr 15, 2013 by News Staff

A new genetic study of the novel avian influenza A (H7N9) virus published online in the journal Eurosurveillance portrays a virus evolving to adapt to human cells. Amino acid changes in the novel influenza A (H7N9) viruses that may affect their receptor-binding properties (T Kageyama et al) An international team of researchers led by Dr Masato Tashiro of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan, and Dr Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University...

Apr 12, 2013 by News Staff

An international team of scientists has used world-leading neutron sources at the Institute Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France, and at the Rutherford Appleton...

Apr 12, 2013 by Natali Anderson

According to a study conducted by Dr Jemma McCready and Dr Mark Moss from the University of Northumbria, England, the aroma of rosemary oil may improve...

Apr 11, 2013 by News Staff

A research reported in the online journal eLife identifies a new therapeutic target for lowering cholesterol. Sources of cholesterol (University of California,...

Apr 10, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

A new study led by Dr Akash Sinha from Newcastle University has shown that vitamin D is vital for making our muscles work efficiently and boosting energy...

Apr 5, 2013 by News Staff

A team of researchers from the Yeshiva University’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, and the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile,...

Apr 2, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

A new study published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that instead of suppressing the body’s immune response, fish oil actually enhances...

Mar 29, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism suggests that a breath test profile of gut microorganisms may be able to...

Mar 26, 2013 by News Staff

An international team of researchers led by Dr Thomas Kipps from the University of California, San Diego, has identified a humanized monoclonal antibody...

Mar 25, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

A team of researchers at Dartmouth College created a breakthrough device that can immediately detect the presence of secondhand cigarette smoke, and even...

Mar 22, 2013 by Natali Anderson

According to a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a daily vitamin C intake equivalent to eating two kiwifruits a day is...

Mar 16, 2013 by News Staff

A new research published in the March 8 issue of the journal Science finally proves that a single anti-ageing enzyme in the body can be targeted, with...

Mar 15, 2013 by Natali Anderson

A new study published in the Journal of Dental Research provides the strongest evidence yet that fluoridated drinking water prevents tooth decay for all...

Mar 10, 2013 by News Staff

An international team of scientists led by the University of California Los Angeles has found that levels of a peptide called hypocretin (also known as...

Mar 5, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

Researchers from the University of Massachusetts, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and the University of Mississippi have reported about the first...

Feb 28, 2013 by Natali Anderson

A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, the Universidad de Granada and Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, Spain,...

Feb 15, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

U.S. scientists led by Prof Genhong Cheng of the University of California Los Angeles have identified a natural protein with broad virus-fighting properties...

Jan 31, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

A gaseous compound called hydrogen sulfide may play a wide-ranging role in staving off aging, according to a team of scientists from University of South...

Jan 30, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

Scientists at Brigham Young University say posts on Twitter could be helpful to health officials looking for a head start on flu outbreaks. In a study,...

Jan 25, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

A team of Australian scientists has found that regular aspirin consumption is associated with an increased risk of a disease called age-related macular...